Tuesday, Mar 09

3:54 pm GMT

Women in Science Rock!
2010 L'Oreal - UNESCO awards: 15 fellowships for doc / post doc research; Five $100,000 laureates
3:45 pm GMT

The Female Factor Series
From the International Herald-Tribune / New York Times: articles, columns and multimedia reports on women in the early 21st century
2:54 pm GMT

Women in Science: Gains & Losses
More women graduates in life sciences; Fewer in technology; Overcoming stereotypes; What the French do right and how everybody could do better; Global need for engineers
2:48 pm GMT

Nicholas Kristof: "On the Ground"
Backstories & more from the NYT columnist
2:26 pm GMT

Half the Sky Movement
A social movement based on the book by Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn
2:21 pm GMT

China's Orphans: Mind, body, Spirit
Half the Sky Foundation's work to help orphans - overwhelmingly girls - by providing social, emotional nurturing
1:59 pm GMT

Half the Sky Foundation
"Ninety-five percent of the healthy children living in Chinese welfare institutions are little girls"; Legacy of one child policy; Foundation focuses on emotional needs
1:50 pm GMT

Chile: The Day After
300+ dead, 2 million affected, 500,000 homes damaged or destroyed; Highways buckled, bridges wrecked - transportation infrastructure shredded; Still shaking - big aftershocks
1:48 pm GMT

Chile: Urgent Rescues, Years-long Clean Up
Building that withstood initial shock weakened by series of strong aftershocks; Hospitals move people outdoors; Race to help those buried in rubble; Tsunami-battered coastal towns
1:48 pm GMT

Chile: Shock & Assessment
$15 - 30 Billion Dollar Tab; Although death toll relatively low, millions homeless; Many still trapped in rubble; Reconstruction estimates at 10 -20% of GDP - but will provide jobs
1:48 pm GMT

Chile: Twitter Feeds & Videos
Huffpo: Curated Twitter Feeds, Live Video Stream
1:18 pm GMT

Honor Killings: 5,000 Annually (That We Know About
Honor Killings: 5,000 Per Year (That We Know About)
12:59 pm GMT

China: 1 Child Policy, Heartache & Heartlessness
"Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother"
12:40 pm GMT

Gendercide: Where the Girls Aren't
Gendercide: Where the Girls Aren't